Murder Begins in the Heart

21 “You have heard that it was said to our ancestors, Do not murder,[a](A) and whoever murders will be subject to judgment.(B) 22 But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his brother or sister[b] will be subject to judgment. Whoever insults[c] his brother or sister will be subject to the court.[d] Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to hellfire.[e](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 5:21 Ex 20:13; Dt 5:17
  2. 5:22 Other mss add without a cause
  3. 5:22 Lit Whoever says ‘Raca’; an Aramaic term of abuse that puts someone down, insulting one’s intelligence
  4. 5:22 Lit Sanhedrin
  5. 5:22 Lit the gehenna of fire

10 For whoever keeps the entire law, and yet stumbles at one point, is guilty of breaking it all.(A)

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23 For all have sinned(A) and fall short of the[a] glory of God; 24 they are justified freely by his grace(B) through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:23 Or and lack the

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